Cops: Man tried to intercept UPS delivery

A Brooklyn man who attempted to intercept a UPS delivery to a home in Syosset on Tuesday was arrested and charged with identity theft and other crimes, police said.

Nassau County police said the package contained an American Express card and that the homeowner told them she had been the victim of identity theft -- and that the card was a replacement for one reported lost by "an unknown person."

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A Brooklyn man who attempted to intercept a UPS delivery to a home in Syosset on Tuesday was arrested and charged with identity theft and other crimes, police said.

Nassau County police said the package contained an American Express card and that the homeowner told them she had been the victim of identity theft -- and that the card was a replacement for one reported lost by "an unknown person."

Police could not immediately say if the suspect, identified as Emmanuel Ladipo, 28, of 360 Snediker Ave., was the person who reported the card stolen -- or who ordered the replacement card.

He was arrested on charges of first-degree identity theft, fourth-degree attempted grand larceny, petty larceny and with five vehicle and traffic law offenses. He is scheduled for arraignment Wednesday in First District Court in Hempstead.

Police said an investigation revealed that earlier in the day Ladipo was seen ringing the doorbell and knocking on the door of another home, then took an envelope from the mailbox when no one answered.